Lifeguards Rescue Dog from under Commodore Heim bridge, 1951

5 images. Lifeguards rescue dog from under Commodore Heim bridge, 30 September 1951. "Butch" dog rescued; Ralph Blood (Lifeguard); Dave Arnold (Lifeguard); Victor Moreno -- 5 years; Martin Moreno -- 13 years.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1951-09-30. Reporter: Emery. Assignment: Lifeguards rescue dog from vault under Commodore Heim bridge. 40, 41, 42, 43: Dog 'Butch' swimming in 50 feet of water in concrete vault under bridge, waiting rescue; Long Beach City Lifeguard Ralph Blood on ladder lowered into tomb-like pool, raising waterlogged pooch. Lifeguard Ralph Blood (on ladder), raising dog to Lifeguard Dave Arnold. Lef to right, rescuers with dog: Lifeguard Dave Arnold; Policeman Garland Foster, Long Beach Police Department; Lifeguard Ralph Blood, on concrete revetment under bridge. 52: Victor Moreno, 5, left, and brother Martin Moreno, 13, of 932 Pioneer Street, Eilmington, apptempt to cheer their soggy dog 'Butch' after his 1-hour swim which ended cat-hunt".